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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1927.

U.S.A. AND CHINA. TWO BIG SUCCESSES.

President on the Situation.

AN UNHAPPY COUNTRY."

"Days Of Distraction And Distress."

Washington, Yesterday, In the course of his message to

President Congress,

Coolidge Bays

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General Wong Shtu-hung is one of the Kwangal military faction which has considerable Influence in the Nanking Government. He had to flee from Canton on the Iron- aides launching their coup against him.

The other two Nanking generala are in the "big four" of the Kwang si milltary fuction.]

Nationalist Convention.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

THE CHINA MAIL,

U.S. PRESIDENCY.

"AL" SMITII AND HIS PROSPECTS.

NO THIRD-PARTY CONTEST.

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---- ed, conceptions of life altogether subversive of the social and religi

Entertainments. ouse faith once for all committed Mr. S. K. Rateliffe has the rare to the founding Fathers,' Governor

To-dny---Queen's Theatre, "Alins virtue and privilege of interpreting Smith is American: to the Euro- the Deacon." Britain to America, for he has lec-peun he appears marvellously To-day-World Theatre; "The tured in the United States with this | American.

Black Pirate." objective more than any other living

To-day-Star Theatre; "Man- Briton. On the other hand, these Americans over the continent he is handled. long lecturing tours, spread over first of all a New Yorker of thei

December 8-10-Queen's Thea- many years, niso enable him to East Side: a citizen of the metro-tre: "Don Juan." interpret America to Britain, and in polls which, as they all say, is not. December 8-10-World Theatre: November's "Contemporary Re- America: the representative and "For Heaven's Sake."

a great view" he writes on the forthcoming the admired favourite of

December 8-10-Star "We were compelled to send naval

Presidential Election. He weighs section of the American people "Oh! What a Nurse.". and marine foreca to China to pro-

It appears that only 18 mem-up the prospects of the Republican looked upon by the older stock as December 9-At Theatre Royal tect the lives and property of our bers of the Central Executive possibles, Mr. Lowden, Mr. Hoover,alion, inferior, and in a variety of opening performance of "Merrie citizena. Fortunately their simple Committee and four of the Cen-Mr. Hughes and others, but his ways suspect.

England," 9 p.m. view of the position of the Demo- "In many quarters, and with the presence was aufficient to prevent tral

Supervisory Committee,

December 10--Dance at the cratic Party throws much light on utmost confidence, it is being pre Peak Club with Lyric Band in at- material loss of life, but there has which was insufficient for a the present situation.

dicted that the Democrats will be tendance, 9.15 p.m. been considerable loss of property quorum, attended General Chiang

"The dilemma of the Democratic compelled to nominate Governor December That unhappy country is torn by Kai-shek's residence yesterday Party in respect of next year's elec- Smith.

10-Concert For Mr. W. G. McAdoo, his Wesleyan Edifice at Old Sailors' factions and revolutions which bid afternoon, while Tan Yen-kai, tion can be discussed at present direct opponent in 1924, hus with fair to last indefinitely. Meanwhile Tsai Yuan-pei, Sun Fo, Chang only in relation to the challenging drawn: he had no alternative. And Soldiers' Home, Arsenal Street,

8.30 p.m. we are protecting our citizens and Ching-kiang. L! Tsung-jen, Ho gurd of Alfred E. Smith, Governor Smith's supporters argue that, December 11-13-Queen's Then- ready to co-operate with any Gov- Ying-ching, Li Chai-aum, Dr. of New York State," writes Mr. since every group in the party will} ernment which may emerge in pro-C. C. Wu, Wa Teh-chen and Li S. K. Ratcliffe. "He is not an ordin- be resolved to avoid a wrangle suche: "We're In The Navy Now."

December 11-12-World Theatre; rela 8 that which almost destroyed Red Dice." moting the welfare of the people of Shek-iseng-otherwise the Nanary politician, nor can China. They always have had our king National Government with tion to the Présidency be discuss them in the last convention, the

December 13-14-World Theatre; must acceptl«Sea Horses," friendship and should expecially the Kwangsi-ite militaries-helded as though it were a matter of in- two-thirds majority

difference whether he or any other their candidate. And Democrats December 11-12-Star Theatre; merit our consideration in

these separate meeting. They sent member of the Democratic Party in of every shade are coming round to "A Here On Horseback." days of their listraction and dia-in a joint letter suggesting a to run a year hence against the the view that the first essential is December 13-14-Star Theatre; tress."-Reuter's American Service, postponement of the third pre- Republican, Al Smith is a por for the party to nominate its "Hogan's Alley, liminary season till the 8th inst. tent in the history of the United strongest mun.

States.

"But, of course, it cannot be pre- Mr. F. Mason in St. John's Cathe- December 13-Organ Recital by dieted that the Democrats will choose Governor Smith, although dral, 5.45 p.m. this strength in the party has tre; "The Four Horsemen of Apo- December 14-17-Queen's Thea- creased in a notable degree within the past half-year. He himself is known to be hesitant. bring the Catholic issue into aware that his candidature would

optional palities for the first time in the United States, and no serious the public man can be indifferent to so highest office is debated it is always momentous a fact

December 24-Dinner dance at that, his 'wetness' and his faith that are

"There can be no third party-

King Edward Hotel, 8.30 to mid- fastened upon as the distinguishing movement of any consequence night.

in marks of his candidature: but, as the coming clèction, and this means

December 31-New Year's Eve matter of fact, the national pro-that 1928 will be what Americansdance at King Edward Hotel, from minence of 'AP Smith is

porten-call a Republicún year. If the De- 8.30 to midnight. tous, as

Mr.

Walter Lippmann mocrats run Governor Smith the

Sport. especially has pointed out, upon the contest is certain to be one of ex- December 11-Fifth Extra Race broader social ground. Hitherto it treme' interest and extreme bitter. Meeting of the International Race has been taken for granted that nesa. If they do not, judging by & Recreation Club of Macao, Ltd. every candidate for the Presidency the cvidences available twelve

Lammerts Auctions.. must be of the original Anglo- months before the polling, they December 8-Household furni Saxon stock, unmistakably sprung might almost ne well concede the ture,

sextant, pianos, either from the old governing order victory to the Republicans in ad-gramophones and a clinometer, at of the Easter States or from the vance."

Sales Room, Duddell St., 2.30 p.m. pioneer communities of the Middle West, whether modified or not by such influences as those which shaped a Grover Cleveland,

Warren-Harding. McKinley, or Both parties have adhered to the tradition.

THE EXPERT.

"HANDYMAN" BECOMES A

NUISANCE.

I canna thale Jarvie Anderson. He's one of the bodies wha's aye din' handy jobs about the hoose, an by ill fortune Elspeth met him at a tea mectin' at the kirk.

Ever efter that ma life was jist unbearable.

"Hoo cliver Bess Anderson's man sigh. is," the wife wad say wi' a "D'ye ken, John, he's made a braw new press for the kitchen a fitted) wi shelves, I could due wi' ane." Cr.

"Bess Anderson's Jamie's secin'i about pittin' a bath in the wee kit-i chen. It winna rost muckle, for he's layin' a' the pijies himsel,"

Pessimistic Outlook."

"If the Democrats should adopt Tsai Yuan-pei yesterday even him as their champion next sum- ing stated that owing to an agree.

mer they will by that action make a ment to abolish the Special Cen-breach in the tradition, which has of the tral Committee persons connected ruled the national affairs with the Nanking Government de- of the Republic Governor Smith United States from the foundation sired the personnel of the re- is a Roman Catholic and an organised Government and Coun- ponent of Frohibition. cils to be laid down but discover- el that this wouki take some time for discussion, he therefore re- quested postponement of the third-preliminary session.

It is generally believed, how- ever, that further sessions are unlikely. There was no session this afternoon.-Renter

Úrged to Retire.

Peking, Nov. 19. Generala Chang, Hsuch-liang and Han Lin-chun recently ad- a telegram to General "Aye," says I. dourly, "et like dressed him ate set himsel alang itler folk. Yea Hsi-shan, Tupan of Shansi, An' when he was a laddie at hamej urging the latter to go into retire the hale ten of them bad tae seram- ment." The gist of the telegram ble for a wash at the pump.)

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But the wife never headed. she wad gang, prasin' Jamic til I washed the muckle bath overflow. an'

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"Now that the Shansi armies and have already been defeated, we Innie. An earnestly advise you to resign me an awfu' peaerfu' man ordinar", from your post so that you may Lae come accomplish your long-cherished Jamie got unico keen on the wire-desire of protecting your provin

fair dreaded comin' hame at "The Fenglien faction was forced wichts, for the guidwife aye met to move its armies, and has no me wi tales o' the wireless sets intention whatever of invading Jamie was mukin'. man Jamie your Province. After your retire-

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ment, the Fengtien faction will Anderson must be," she wad Hax nichts oat o' secven;

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A news item mentions the case of a New York man who started life as an errand-boy and has now been of the great made an editor. This just shows the danger of starting life as an errand-boy-Punch.

calypse."

December 15-Helena May In- stitute Concert, 5.30 p.m..

December 15-17-World Theatre; "Beware of Widows."

"It's The Old Army Game."

December 15-17-Star Theatre;

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December 9-The whole stock-in- trade, furniture, fixtures, etc., of Wing Fat Cheong Firm in. Bank- ruptcy, 59, Queen's Road, Central.

December 9-A selection materials, ladies' shoes and bead Indies knitted costumes, dreas

bags, etc.. at Sales Room, Duddel! St., 11 a.m.

December 9-A valuable collec- tion of stamps, at Sales Room, Duddell St. 6.15 p.m.

Meetings.

"Until Al' Smith was put for ward by the northern Democrats in the last presidential campaign, no politician belonging to the newer American element, representing the immigrant citizens cities, had ever attained a standing

December 8-Second confirma- in public life such as to imply

[tory meeting of Shareholders of eligibility for the bendship of the

Prince's Building & Land Co., Ltd.. Republic. The extraordinary bit-

A eritic anys he dosen't suppose

at Prince's Building, 4.15 p.m. terness of the conflict over al

December, 21-General meeting Smith in the Democratic conven- one Dixie song-writer in twenty-five of the Industrial & Commercial "he's protect the people of your Pro- tiun of 1524 arose, it is needless to has ever been south of Elizabeth, Bank, Ltd., York Bldg., 2 p.m.

December 22-Ninth yearly makin' a braw new wireless-ane vince with good faith and render in great part from the anta New Jersey. Sometimes we bave

ronism of Southern delegates fight-

of the China Light & o' thae wi' a load-speaker. I wash assistance to their self-govern- ing as Protestants and as Drys; but even had a vague dark sort of sus meeting

Ltd., St. we shall miss no small part of its picion that the Mammy song-writer Power Co., (1918), ye were as handy, John. Ye even ment."

never had 2 significance if we omit to take note

mother.-Detroit | George's Bldg., Chater Rd., noon.

Miscellaneous. of the growing fear in rural and News.

To-day-Lecture in "The His- toricity of Jesus" by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, at Messrs, Lane, Craw- ford's Restaurant, 5.30 p.m.

To-day-Official opening of New Territories Agricultural Show at Sheungshui, at 2.30 p.m.

Bay

had tae get help wi' the poley for oor wee crystal set."

I was near mad, Weemen's 310 onreasonable. Elspeth winna see that I'm ane o' thae bodies wha canna dae ony. thing wi machinery. I've ave prided mase!' on huein' what's ca'd the artistic temperament, Inherited frac ma faither, wha kept a pent shoppie in the fligh Street, But the wife diana gie's credit for ony- thing. She ave havers on Aboot me bein' a feckless, useless body,) an' girns an' girns on aboot oor puir wee crystal set.

Weel, thocht I, I maun jist pit upj wi' it. I canna afford lac buy a Kraun' valve set, and I eanna mak'

ane.

A nicht I was comin' slowly hame, wunnerin' what the Intest aboot Jamie wnd be, an' I groaned, in speerit, as the buiks say, when I got intil the passage an' heardi Besa Anderson's voice comin' frae, the kitchen.

Sae low had I gotten wi' the per- secution that I jist stood an' listen- ed afore I pu'il masel' thegither Buffeecient the gang in.

Then I near jumped wi' joy. "Aye," Bess was sayin' in nippy kin' o' tone, "it was bad enough afore wi' Jamie's ham- merin' an' makin' the hoose in a mess wi' his ploys, but since he started w thon wireless I've beenį wushin' I leeved in America whauri puir wives gets a hearin' gin they tell their troubles.

"An' w' a' his tinkerin' on, an' a' the braw sets I never get a chance tac hear as muckle as a bit Bong, for nae suner does the pro- gramme start than he gets on wi' his improving', an' keeps on nicht.

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"Sze, Elspeth, I've jist been doon the toon an' bocht masel' a pair o' 'phones. I thocht ye widna mind) lettin' me listen in w' you an' John whiles." "Glasgow Herald."

Weekly

A woman in Cleveland claims the baby given her by hospital authorl- ties isn't the child she thought it was. Many parents have a almilar experience, only seventeen or eight- afterwards.-Detroit

een years News.

It isn't surprising to learn that women spend so much more on their tollattes than the Government does "on its warships. The women, as -a' matter of fact; are always better' prepared for war than the Govern- ment is.-Philadelphia Inquirer.

So far the Shangi Tupan has not replied. Toho,

2-Morament erected to memory. blie of old Chief Craw Foot's lodge. -Decorating the grave of Ghles Crow Foot.

1.-Chist Duck flead, Chief of the Binckfeet and descendant of Chlef Crow Foot.

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Fifty years ago, or in the late erected. Mrs. James F. Macleod, future will tend to their good. The summer of 1877, only a few days widow of the late Colonel Macleod, plains are wide. We are children of before, the first locomotivo engine commissioner of the old Royal North the plains, it is our home and the entered Western Canada, the most West Mounted Police, unveiled the buffalo has been our food always, fraportant treaty between the Cana tablet. It was Colonel MacLeod who I hope you look upon the Blackfeet. dian Government and the Indians of was successful in securing the signing Blood and Surcees as your children of the treaty 59 years ago. The cairn now and that you will be indulgent, the plains was signed.

It was treaty No. 7, the one that containing the tablet is in close and charitable to them.

They all expect me to speak now brought perce to the great plains and proximity to the grave of Chief Crow- threw open a new expire for eattle-loot, who in signing the treaty flung for them and I trust the Great Spirit ment. The historie document was open the great plains for settlement, will put into their breasts to be a signed on the banks of the Bow River peaceful settlement, by the whites. good people Into the minds of the Just east of Calgary and near the Mrs. Macleod and her son, Normannen, women and children and their Canadian Pacific Railway station of pinced wreaths on the nearby grave, future generations. Cluny. It is possibly, a greater Stonys, Crees, Blackfeet, Peigans and "The advice given me and my tribute to the red men than to his Barcees were represented by chiefs at people has been very good. If the white brothers that the terms of the the ceremony. Hon. R. B. Bennett, police had not come into the country, treaty has been lived up to in every K.C.M.P., spoke at the gathering. where would we all be now? Bad men tracing the incidents that led up to and whiskey were killing us so fast detail.

On September 22, 1927, the fiftieth the signing of the treaty. He also that few indeed, of us would have anniversary of the memorable occa: quoted from the speech delivered at been left today. The police have las, hundreds of people from all the time by. Chief Crowfoot as fol-protected us as the feathers of the walks of life, representatives of Town:

bird protect it from the frosts of win- various tribes of Indians and officers while I speak, be kind and ter F I wish them all good, and trust Police gathered at the historic spot raffent. I have to speak for my people that all our hearts will increase in for an impressive memorial service who are numerous, and who rely on goodness from this time forward. I where a cairn and tablet had been me to follow that course which in the am antified. I will sign the treaty."

of the Royal Canadian Mounted

December 9-Postponed lecture on "Gas, its distribution and uses". by Mr. Harvey at Engineers' & Shipbuilders' Institute, 5.45 p.m.

December 12-St. Stephen's College begins new school yer".

CINEMA NOTES.

GLORIA SWANSON IN "MANHANDLED."

Gloria Swarson's entertaining comedy drama, "Manhandled," will be screened in the Star Theatre for the last time this evening. The famous star appears in "Manhandi- ed" as a comedienne, and the pic- ture is a delightful one in every respect.

Performances are from 5.15 to 8.45 continuous and again at 9.20.

"THE BLACK PIRÄTE."

Crowded houses greeted the first performances of "The Black Pirate," Douglas Fairbanks' great adventure film in. full natural colours, which began its final run in Hong Kong at the World Theatre This magnificent sea yesterday. story will be screened again to-day for the last time, the orchestra playing at the 5.15 and 9.20 per- formances and a Chinese interpre- ter attending, at the 230 and the 7.15 performances.

The cate that Mr. Stephenson let out of the bag in Indiana seem to have white stripes down their backs, ---Detroit News.

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